Dear Friends,
Our longtime friend and ally Andrew Vidich, known for his meditation classes , highly recommends the upcoming series of talks featuring world renowned meditation teacher and spiritual Master Sant Rajinder Sing Ji Maharaj.
They are taking place in Edison New Jersey and then in Amityville New York from Wednesday April 27th through Sunday May 1st. Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj is internationally recognized for his work promoting inner and outer peace.and transforming lives through meditation.
For more information and registration see the flyer below or you can go to http://sos.org/event/NYNJ
If you live in the New York area, or you have friends there, this unique and free mini-series promises to be both inspiring and enlightening!
Rick Ulfik
Founder of We, The World and the WE Campaign at WE.net
For more information and free registration:
http://sos.org/event/NYNJ
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Celebrating Earth Month Worldwide
March 20th (Equinox Earth Day ) through April 22nd and Beyond See and Post Events Worldwide on GlobalUnityCalendar.org See also Trends in Global Grassroots Organizing http://WE.net/trends 
Details below!
      This year a variety of organizations, (including those above), with people around the world, are celebrating Earth Month . Earth Month is a convergence of events, broadcasts and other activities starting with the Original Earth Day on the Equinox March 20th (World Happiness Day), including World Water Day March 22nd, World Meteorological Day March 23rd, and continuing through April 22nd (Earth Day celebrated), and culminating with the Peoples Climate March on March 29th. Here are selected event details:
The Earth Society Foundation
www.earthsocietyfoundation.orgcordially invites you to participate in the celebration of the 47th Annual UN Peace Bell Ceremony  The Ceremony will begin at 6:00 AM EDT at the Peace Bell
in the renovated Japanese Garden at UN Headquarters The Earth Society Foundation invites you to ring a bell for peace March 20th on the Equinox wherever you are. The Peace Bell at the United Nations in New York City will ring at 6:29AM Eastern Daylight Time – the beginning of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere and Fall in the Southern Hemisphere. At the same moment (11:29AM in Austria) the Peace Bell at the United Nations in Vienna will ring. The 2017 ceremony celebrates the anniversary of the first Earth Day initiated by John McConnell on March 20, 1970, in San Francisco, and will mark its 47th celebration at the United Nations in New York City. To attend this UN event, RSVP by March 15th is required, by email, to earthsociety1@hotmail.com. Include name and telephone number. Participants should bring a photo-ID for UN Security, and arrive by 5:50 AM EDT, Monday, March 20 at the UN Visitor’s Entrance at 46th Street and First Avenue in Manhattan, New York City. To participate from anywhere around the world, you may ring a bell at this shared “Moment of Cosmic Equipoise” with the global intention to facilitate peace on our beautiful planet. WBAI Pacifica Radio Show Special
Health Action With Host Kathryn Davis Preview of Planet Heart’s Annual World Peace Earth Day Celebration March 20th 1PM Eastern Time (USA) Listen live online at http://www.wbai.org Featured Guests include:
On World Water Day March 22nd The Compassion Games will launch and build momentum for Earth Week happening from April 22nd through April 30. During Earth Month we will pass the Compassion Torch to different Champions of Compassion in Support of Standing Rock who are standing to Protect and Restore Mother Earth.
 One Love Rising Radio – Special Teleconference Edition for World Water Day With Host Heidi Little – Co founder/Director of International Children’s Month and Co-Host Rick Ulfik – Founder of We, The World March 22, 2017 at 1PM Eastern Time (USA)To Join the Teleconference call by phone: +1 516 418-5703 Featured Guests include:
 Planet Heart’s 10th Anniversary Annual World Peace Earth Day Celebration 2017Saturday April 22, 2017 | 6:30pm (Sharp)–10:00pm (Doors open 6:00pm) Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew | 263 W. 86th Street, NYC Inspirational Talks – Live Music Performances – Inspired Poetry – Guided Meditations – Vibrational Sound Activations On Earth Day April 22nd, 2017 there will be Global Teach-ins and the March for Science in Washington DC and other locations.  The Peoples Climate March is on April 29th Thank you for all you are doing to create a better world!
Rick Ulfik
Founder of We, The World and the WE Campaign at WE.net Trends in Global Grassroots Organizing: WE.net/trends 11 Days of Global Unity – 11 Ways to Change Your World An Urgent Message >From Your Children at WeYourChildren.org GlobalUnityCalendar.org – See and post social change events and announcements worldwide! Volunteer Sign-up: http://WE.net/takeaction/volunteer Organization Sign-up: http://WE.net/11days/participate Donation Page: WE.net/donate Facebook – Twitter |
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Featured Speakers Include
 Sande Hart – Director of the Women and Girls Sector of Charter for Compassion International  Rick Ulfik – the Founder of We, The World and the WE Campaign at WE.net
Other Featured Speakers include Treasures >From The Universe members Nina Laiberg, Nancy Baldry, and Sarah Otis.
Please join us for a dynamic, inspiring and interactive live conversation on the women’s movement and women’s empowerment between passionate advocates Sande Hart, Rick Ulfik and a collective of women who have come together to give birth to Treasures From The Universe – a project of co-creation and collaboration bringing light, love, and healing to the world in tangible ways.
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 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY WEBCAST March 7-9, 2018 http://peacechannel.com Co-Sponsored by We, The World, Playing For Change, Unity Foundation Pledge To Peace and Step It Up for Gender Equality Since 1909, International Women’s Day has celebrated the power of women around the globe. On March 8, 2018, International Women’s Day spotlights a worldwide movement for women’s rights, equality and justice. In our first annual Women’s Day Webcast, Peace Channel honors the strength and courage of the women who make up nearly half of the planet’s 244 million migrants, preserving families and contributing to the global economy. You may Embed the Peace Channel W ebcast on your own webpage using this code: <a class=”embedly-card” href=”http://peacechannel.com/“>PeaceChannel</a><script async src=”//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js” charset=”UTF-8″></script>.
To learn more, contact us at darlene@peacechannel.com.
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Global Kindness Going Viral Show
March 8, 2018
With Host Karen Palmer
Visit www.facebook.com/spiritualitygonewild
and like the page to get notifications of when we are live On March 8th, join us for a whole day filled with inspiring interviews, global meditations, and empowering action steps to become what we wish to see in the world. Conscious Women leaders in love, compassion, and kindness will share their uplifting stories of hope and ways the audience can help co-create a kinder and more loving world for all of us.
Guests include: Ladies Go Live, Tina Valant, Lottie Hern Ross, and Jenn Nelson, Then Wendi Gilbert of Kindness Evolution, Sande Hart of Charter for Compassion Women and Girls Sector, Teri Angel of Angelspeakers and Spirituality Gone Wild, David Nichol will lead us in a Global Meditation for Unity, Ann Cabano Founder of Just Be Love Project, Scarlett Lewis of Jesse Lewis Choose Love Foundation, Heidi Little of We, The World and International Children’s Month, and ShaRon Rae of No Judgement Just Love Movement.
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Unleashing the African Woman Thato Angelina Gabaitse Founder and Director Gabarone, Botswana Unleashing the African woman is a program aimed and designed to train groups of vulnerable women across Botswana. The mission of this program is to empower women to take full control of their lives. The program is designed to bring out the beautiful, strong and compassionate goddess in every woman.
This program strives to achieve this goal by developing the woman’s mindset through the building of leadership, life and entrepreneurial skills. This will be achieved through training conducted for 30 weeks through a body, mind and soul transformation journey with counseling, training on the development of a wholesome and holistic childhood foundation through love, abundance, and joy. Other activities include arts & crafts, theatre & dance, and gardening. Currently we are mobilizing resources to launch the program in partnership with YWCA Botswana (Young Women’s Christian Association), an organization that gives teen mothers the opportunity to continue with their secondary education while their babies are enrolled in the day care centre within the institution!
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  ZEMYNA The Goddess of Earth
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1654075494638275 Inviting all Eco Warrior women to join hands with us to make this a better planet Organised by Namrataa Arora Singh Country Director for Charter for Compassion India, Women and Girls Namrataa Arora Singh is a spiritual eco-feminism activist, currently a fellow with Change.Org’s She Creates Change program in India, battling against the use of plastics and other issues relating to empowering women.
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International Women’s Day 2018 Campaign Theme
 #PressforProgress https://www.internationalwomensday.com Now, more than ever, there’s a strong call-to-action to press forward and progress gender parity. There’s a strong call to #PressforProgress motivating and uniting friends, colleagues and whole communities to think, act and be gender inclusive.
Individually, we’re one drop but together we’re an ocean. Commit to a “gender parity mindset” via progressive action. Let’s all collaborate to accelerate gender parity, so our collective action powers equality worldwide.
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Hear & Join Eve Ensler’s Passionate Call for 1 Billion Women To Rise! Go to http://WE.net/EveEnsler for the inspiring interview with Eve Ensler who has led a global movement to end violence against women.
“At the beginning, we got a group of women together in my living room. I think living rooms and kitchens are where all revolutions really begin.”
– Eve Ensler Tony Award winning playwright, activist, and author of the theatrical phenomenon The Vagina Monologues
Eve Ensler was the Featured Speaker on WOMEN for the 11 Days of Global Unity Tele-Summit 2015 produced by the Shift Network in Partnership with We, The World.
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It’s Time to Unite Our Efforts
Rick Ulfik
Founder of We, The World and the WE Campaign at WE.net
Subscribe to our WE Campaign Global Action Newsletter: WE.net/subscribe
Extended Interview with Eve Ensler at http://WE.net/EveEnsler
Resources for Collaboration & Action
11 Days of Global Unity – 11 Ways to Transform Your World
11 Days of Global Unity Tele-Summit 2017 – Listen to the recent interviews with Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Ralph Nader, Robert Thurman and many others!
Trends in Global Grassroots Organizing , Trends Newsfeed
An Urgent Message From Your Children at WeYourChildren.org
GlobalUnityCalendar.org – See and post social change and cultural events worldwide!
Renewable Energy Media Campaign and Movement
Volunteer Sign-up: http://WE.net/takeaction/volunteer
Organization Sign-up: http://WE.net/11days/participate
Donation Page: WE.net/donate
Facebook – Twitter
We come together for the Annual Children’s Global Wave Of Love, at 1:11pm in every time zone beginning in New Zealand and ending in Hawaii, we come together to collectively intention “Children across the planet in love, care and respect.” Based on the Fibinacci sequence of increasing increments of divine love we send out love across the waters and lands for all. A peak day for International Children’s Month and our free year long thematic activity platform International Children Love Self Love and Cooperation 2018.
http://www.Abolition2000.org
Abolition 2000 Events Around The World
To Commemorate
The Nuclear Bombing of Hiroshima (August 6, 1945)
And Nagasaki (August 9, 1945)
To have your event added to these, please contact Basel Peace Office – info@baselpeaceoffice.org
ACTION STEPS TO CALL FOR THE ABOLITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
http://www.baselpeaceoffice.org/sites/default/files/imce/articles/2018/nuclear_remembrance_and_action_week_aug_6-9.pdf
You can also
Please let us know if you want to synchronize your calendar with ours.
Dear Friends,
August 6 and 9 are the 73rd anniversaries of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As a member of Abolition 2000 We, The World invites you to join one of the Abolition 2000 Events worldwide and add your voice to the growing movement for nuclear abolition.
On the topic of Disarmament we encourage you to watch this remarkable interview with Jonathan Granoff, who is President of the Global Security Institute, a 2014 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, We, The World Advisory Board Member, and a tireless advocate for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
Also, please Save The Date September 12th during 11 Days of Global Unity – we will be celebrating We, The World’s 20th Year with a special event in NYC! And it will be webcast. Click here for more details.
Thank you for helping to create a world that works for all.
Rick Ulfik
Founder of We, The World and the WE Campaign at WE.net
Subscribe to our WE Campaign Global Action Newsletter: WE.net/subscribe
At this #MeToo Moment – Extended Interview with Eve Ensler at http://WE.net/EveEnsler
Resources for Collaboration & Action
11 Days of Global Unity – 11 Ways to Transform Your World
11 Days of Global Unity Tele-Summit – Watch the recent interviews with Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Ralph Nader, Jonathan Granoff, Robert Thurman and many others!
An Urgent Message From Your Children at WeYourChildren.org
GlobalUnityCalendar.org – See and post social change and cultural events for a global audience!
Renewable Energy Media Campaign and Movement
Volunteer Sign-up: http://WE.net/takeaction/volunteer
Organization Sign-up: http://WE.net/11days/participate
Donation Page: WE.net/donate
Sponsorship Page: WE.net/sponsor
Facebook – Twitter
http://www.Abolition2000.org
Abolition 2000 Events Around The World
To Commemorate
The Nuclear Bombing of Hiroshima (August 6, 1945)
And Nagasaki (August 9, 1945)
To have your event added to these, please contact Basel Peace Office – info@baselpeaceoffice.org
ACTION STEPS TO CALL FOR THE ABOLITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
http://www.baselpeaceoffice.org/sites/default/files/imce/articles/2018/nuclear_remembrance_and_action_week_aug_6-9.pdf
You can also
http://GlobalUnityCalendar.orgPlease let us know if you want to synchronize your calendar with ours.
Dear Friends,
August 6 and 9 are the 73rd anniversaries of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As a member of Abolition 2000 We, The World invites you to join one of the Abolition 2000 Events worldwide and add your voice to the growing movement for nuclear abolition.
On the topic of Disarmament we encourage you to watch this remarkable interview with Jonathan Granoff, who is President of the Global Security Institute, a 2014 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, We, The World Advisory Board Member, and a tireless advocate for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
Also, please Save The Date September 12th during 11 Days of Global Unity – we will be celebrating We, The World’s 20th Year with a special event in NYC! And it will be webcast. Click here for more details.
Thank you for helping to create a world that works for all.
Rick Ulfik
Founder of We, The World and the WE Campaign at WE.net
Subscribe to our WE Campaign Global Action Newsletter: WE.net/subscribe
At this #MeToo Moment – Extended Interview with Eve Ensler at http://WE.net/EveEnsler
Resources for Collaboration & Action
11 Days of Global Unity – 11 Ways to Transform Your World
11 Days of Global Unity Tele-Summit – Watch the recent interviews with Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Ralph Nader, Jonathan Granoff, Robert Thurman and many others!
An Urgent Message From Your Children at WeYourChildren.org
GlobalUnityCalendar.org – See and post social change and cultural events for a global audience!
Renewable Energy Media Campaign and Movement
Volunteer Sign-up: http://WE.net/takeaction/volunteer
Organization Sign-up: http://WE.net/11days/participate
Donation Page: WE.net/donate
Sponsorship Page: WE.net/sponsor
Facebook – Twitter
http://www.Abolition2000.org
Abolition 2000 Events Around The World
To Commemorate
The Nuclear Bombing of Hiroshima (August 6, 1945)
And Nagasaki (August 9, 1945)
To have your event added to these, please contact Basel Peace Office – info@baselpeaceoffice.org
ACTION STEPS TO CALL FOR THE ABOLITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
http://www.baselpeaceoffice.org/sites/default/files/imce/articles/2018/nuclear_remembrance_and_action_week_aug_6-9.pdf
You can also
Please let us know if you want to synchronize your calendar with ours.
Dear Friends,
August 6 and 9 are the 73rd anniversaries of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As a member of Abolition 2000 We, The World invites you to join one of the Abolition 2000 Events worldwide and add your voice to the growing movement for nuclear abolition.
On the topic of Disarmament we encourage you to watch this remarkable interview with Jonathan Granoff, who is President of the Global Security Institute, a 2014 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, We, The World Advisory Board Member, and a tireless advocate for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
Also, please Save The Date September 12th during 11 Days of Global Unity – we will be celebrating We, The World’s 20th Year with a special event in NYC! And it will be webcast. Click here for more details.
Thank you for helping to create a world that works for all.
Rick Ulfik
Founder of We, The World and the WE Campaign at WE.net
Subscribe to our WE Campaign Global Action Newsletter: WE.net/subscribe
At this #MeToo Moment – Extended Interview with Eve Ensler at http://WE.net/EveEnsler
Resources for Collaboration & Action
11 Days of Global Unity – 11 Ways to Transform Your World
11 Days of Global Unity Tele-Summit – Watch the recent interviews with Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Ralph Nader, Jonathan Granoff, Robert Thurman and many others!
An Urgent Message From Your Children at WeYourChildren.org
GlobalUnityCalendar.org – See and post social change and cultural events for a global audience!
Renewable Energy Media Campaign and Movement
Volunteer Sign-up: http://WE.net/takeaction/volunteer
Organization Sign-up: http://WE.net/11days/participate
Donation Page: WE.net/donate
Sponsorship Page: WE.net/sponsor
Facebook – Twitter
Dr. Charles Mully
Mully Children’s Family USA
OnBuzz
Mother Teresa.
The Letters: The Untold Story of Mother Teresa.
will benefit Mully Children’s Family
Please join us in celebrating an amazing humanitarian
and Nobel Peace Prize winner who
served others in need.
WORLDPEACEPRODUCTIONS.ORG, WE, The World, and FamilyOfLight,org invite you to participate in a global movement for Peace & Sustainability Sept 11-21, culminating in the International Day of Peace.
The FIRST DAY of our ONLINE #11DaysOfGlobalUnity
FREE FILM SCREENINGS VEGAN FILM FESTIVAL starts, Sept. 11.
THEME: UNITY
Please host a free film screening, watch the film, and take an 11 Day Challenge to go Vegan and share the opportunity with those you care about by hosting an improVdinners.com Breakin’ Bread Together for a Better World
MODERN DAY PEACE RALLY with WORLDPEACEPRODUCTIONS.ORG
MEDIA THAT MATTERS!
www.VeganFilmFest.com
Celebrating 20 Years With We, The World & Good News Planet
CHURCH OF THE VILLAGE
201 WEST 13TH STREET (corner of 7th Ave.) Manhattan, NYC
WEDNESDAY SEPT 12, 2018
6:30PM – 9:30 PM
Sliding Scale: $10/20 in advance, $15/25 at the door
Ticket Link: http://bit.ly/WTW20GN
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/250681448989549/
Livestream Link (day of event): https://www.youcanview.com/
Official Website page: https://we.net/20years
Don’t miss this Unforgettable Once-In-A-Lifetime Event!
6:00pm Doors Open
6:30pm Sharp – 9:30pm Program
9:30-10:00pm Networking
With Hosts
Paul Sladkus, Founder, Producer and Host of Good News Planet and
Rick Ulfik, Founder of We, The World and the We Campaign
Featuring:
Special Opening Performance at 6:30 by Dynamic New York R&B Recording Artist Al Smith
Kathryn Davis, host of Heart of Mind Radio
Rev. Deborah Moldow, founder of Garden of Light
Singer songwriter Heidi Little
World Dance with Kaeshi Chai and PURE (Public Urban Ritual Experiment)
Singer songwriter Kristin Hoffmann
Claire Diab, International Yoga Therapist, Board Member of the Deepak Chopra Center
Joumana Rizk, Peacelights
Monica Willard, United Religions Initiative
Rev. Susana Bastarrica, Founder, Vigil for Peace and Ecology
Alan Steinfeld, host and producer of New Realities
Mitchell Rabin, host and producer of A Better World
Drs. J.J. and Desiree Hurtak, Academy For Future Science
Andrew Kaen, Founder, Planet Heart, Producer of Annual World Peace Earth Day Celebration
Tribute To Carole Hart (helped launch Sesame Street, Free to Be, You and Me)
World Premiere of the We, The World Song by Heidi Little, Rick Ulfik, Andrew Kaen and others
Tribute to Aretha Franklin & Wilson Pickett Featuring Cherette White, Al Smith, Rick Ulfik and other Musicians
Plus Special Video Presentations including:
Video Message from Deepak Chopra (Bestselling Author and We, The World Advisory Board Member)
Woodstock Forever: Peace, Love, Hope. Movie Premiere Trailer
An Urgent Message From Your Children
For more information contact: Andrew Kaen, organizer 646-765-7890
or email andrewkaen@wetheworld.org
WORLDPEACEPRODUCTIONS.ORG, WE, The World, and FamilyOfLight,org invite you to participate in a global movement for Peace & Sustainability Sept 11-21, culminating in the International Day of Peace.
The 2ND DAY of our ONLINE #11DaysOfGlobalUnity
FREE FILM SCREENINGS VEGAN FILM FESTIVAL
Starts tomorrow, Sept. 12.
THEME: Interdependence
FILM: H.O.P.E. featuring Jane Goodall.
Please host or attend a fundraisin’ improVdinners.com film screening, watch the film online and donate to our WPP MEDIA THAT MATTERS cause, and take an 11 Day Challenge to go Vegan! for 11 Days by Breakin’ Bread Together for a Better World!
WE are here to help. You can do it!
www.VeganFilmFest.com
WORLDPEACEPRODUCTIONS.ORG, WE.NET, VEGANSEDONA.COM & FamilyOfLight,org
Invite you to participate in a global #11DAYSOFGLOBALUNITY
Movement for Peace & Sustainability Sept 11-21,
Culminating with the International Day of Peace.
The 3RD DAY of our ONLINE #11DaysOfGlobalUnity
FREE FILM SCREENINGS – VEGAN FILM FESTIVAL is Sept. 13.
THEME: Environment
FILMS: MEAT THE TRUTH & SEA THE TRUTH
Please host or attend a free improVdinners.com film screening by:
watching the film online,
donating to our cause and
joining our MEDIA THAT MATTERS movement,
AND/OR
take an 11 Day Challenge to goVegan!
by Breakin’ Bread Together for a Better World!
www.VeganFilmFest.com
Connect for Peace is a public street happening for peace in honor of the International Day of Peace. We invite participants and passersby to connect with one another in a spirit of openness, spontaneity, and childlike innocence. A cross between performance art and a peace rally, these powerful events have touched the lives of people from around the globe.
We take a moment to connect for peace. We take a moment to really see the person in front of us. We say, “I see you” and are genuinely seen in return. The bungee cords physicalize the invisible connections between all people. As we realize how interconnected we are, peace is a natural outcome.
Amazing things happen at every Connect for Peace event. It touches something deep. Passersby stop to share intimate details of their lives. Strangers are moved to extraordinary acts of kindness. The premise is simple but the results are incredibly powerful.
Can the world be peaceful for 24 hours? Every hour a new invitation, action, mission, and hero will invite you in the UNIFY Experience for all to do and share together! This is hosted by UNIFY and all our amazing Partners honoring The International Day of Peace. The Incredible Celebration will be led LIVE on UNIFY FB Page.
Sept 21 we will be LIVE on FB,starting the kick off of this Global Synchronized Event and will be working towards breaking our last Guinness World Record!
Learn more about this at http://www.home.unify.org/
Share your peaceful actions on Twitter, FB, Instagram with us featuring hashtag # reporting your actions on the Map on our site
Please share this event! Peace on!
From Peace Accelerators Description: It is our dream (and hopefully it will become your dream as well) that over the next decade we begin to celebrate the International Day of Peace (September 21st) more and more each year, until over time it becomes the first holiday that the entire world celebrates.
It is not religious and it is not about any made-up country — it is about all of us seeing the commonality between each other, realizing we’re on one Earth (and in many ways this place needs us to adapt to her quite quickly at this crucial point in history).
This Thursday we are holding a large beautiful inspiring event for the International Day of Peace. There will be community leaders, speakers, musicians, meditation, yoga, dj’s and much more.
This will be one evening you will not want to miss.
It will be the largest celebration for the International Day of Peace in NYC, the heartbeat city of our one planet.
Let’s show the world what we want.
Join others for 15 glorious minutes of Laughter Yoga on the phone as we celebrate 11 Days of Global Unity! Today, we culminate these 11 days as we mark the UN International Day of Peace. When Dr. Kataria, founder of Laughter Yoga, began spreading his vision of sharing intentional laughter, he recognized that Laughter is a universal language and since its founding in 1995, he has hoped others will share his vision of using shared intentional laughter to help the world find peace. I’m SURE I’ve enjoyed laughing with each and every person who has called in during the 11 Days of Global Unity. On this, our last call of this series, we will focus on Laughter Exercises that envision a more peaceful world. As always: no previous experience, no special clothes or equipment required. CALL: +1-218-339-2460 CODE: 52844# (LAUGH#) We’ll start with SMILE-UPsSM and get the giggles with silly, playful LAUGHTER exercises that help unite us as we decrease stress, anxiety and depression, increase joy, connection, creativity, energy, focus and productivity. Connect to others through LAUGHTER! Time given is for Central Standard Time. More information about Sarah and her work on www.SeriousGiggles.com The Event Page has more details including a MAP to find the correct time in YOUR time zone and a link to the Facebook Event where you can RSVP if you want to connect further. Come together to LAUGH for joy! “Laughter is the shortest distance between 2 people.” – Victor Borge
Also NOTE: Sarah continues these Laughter Calls every MONDAY MORNING at 9am Central Standard Time for 15 minutes. You are always invited! Thanks for joining the fun as we all work together to find a more unified, and much more peaceful world, one big smile and one shared laugh at a time!
In celebration of our common humanity, we join with citizens from all around the world on September 21st for International Peace Day. This year we are excited to celebrate the EMPOWERED VOICES OF YOUTH in our commUNITY, who are leading the way to a more peaceful and just world. International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by unanimous United Nations resolution and this day of peace provides a globally shared occasion for all humanity to commit to peace above all differences and to contribute to building a culture of peace.
Come and join us as we
march, chant, dance, rally, listen and create
with one another to celebrate our
connection, hope, and commUNITY!
Festivities include:
March
Unique voices from our International community
Performances
International Flag Ceremony
Face-painting
Sign Making
…and more!
Print, Customize, and Post #HonorNativeLand Art
Imagine going to a local coffee shop, music venue, grocery store, or town hall, and finding a sign on the wall acknowledging traditional lands. Sound far-fetched? It doesn’t have to be! As part of this campaign to #HonorNativeLand, we partnered with Native artists to create downloadable signs that you can print, customize, and post in your community.
After Downloading the Guide, Take the Pledge
We urge organizations, collectives, institutions, and agencies to publicly commit to practicing traditional Native land acknowledgment.
Those who have taken the Pledge:
- Artist’s Laboratory Theatre
- Arts in a Changing America (ArtChangeUS)
- ArtSpark
- ArtWell
- California Indian Culture & Sovereignty Center
- Dancing Earth
- Democracy at Work Institute
- Emerging Arts Leaders/Los Angeles
- Indigenous Women Rise in Gallup
- Ink People, Inc.
- IU First Nations Educational & Cultural Center
- Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection
- Marietta Ohio Arts Innovation Lab
- National Council for Science and Faith
- Native American Music Awards
- Native Arts and Cultures Foundation
- New Economy Coalition
- SOMArts
- Women of Color in the Arts (WOCA)
- Artivists LA
- Kamiah Community Library
- Peñasco Theatre Collective
- Self Help Graphics & Art
- The Field
- YWCA Olympia
As a step toward honoring the truth and achieving healing and reconciliation, our organization commits to open all public events and gatherings with a statement acknowledging the traditional Native lands on which we stand. Such statements become truly meaningful when coupled with authentic relationships and sustained commitment. We therefore commit to move beyond words into programs and actions that fully embody a commitment to Indigenous rights and cultural equity.
WE – A global campaign of We, The World to unite
and amplify the efforts of people, organizations
and movements working for the common good
WE.net
UNITY EARTH LIFT OFF
http://www.unity.earth/lift-off
AN INTERACTIVE CONCERT & BROADCAST
IN CELEBRATION OF UN WORLD INTERFAITH HARMONY WEEK
@ One of New York City’s Largest Theaters 
The United Palace
A Magnificent Landmarked Urban Treasure
4140 Broadway at 175th Street in Manhattan New York City
Featuring Performances By
BELLA GAIA – an unprecedented NASA-powered immersive experience that blends live music, dance and large screen NASA imagery into a breathtaking planetary journey.PATO BANTON – a Grammy-nominated artist whose audiences become participants as the beat keeps them on their feet, and Pato delivers a message that is food for the mind and soul.
KRISTIN HOFFMANN – a Juilliard trained multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and recording artist with a transcendental ability to take audiences on a journey of deep awakening to Spirit.
AKIM FUNK BUDDHA – a Zimbabwe-born legendary urban performer known for his holistic approach to Hip Hop, rhyming, beat-boxing, mouth percussion, story-telling, Mongolian throat-singing, and martial arts.
MYSTIC VOICE – her soothing and meditative chanting stems from a deep spiritual connection to the ancient texts such as the Tao Te Ching, the Buddhist Sutras, the Sanskrit Vedas and the poetry of Rumi.
PLUS Appearances By indigenous leaders, diplomats, artists, scientists, peacemakers, interfaith and faith-based activists in an unprecedented celebration of our common humanity
& Other Special Guests to be announced!
General Admission Tickets: $20
VIP Reserved Orchestra Seating Tickets: $100
(includes Pre-Concert Recepton with the Artists + VIP admission to the After Party!)
The Concert Livestream plus Interviews and Special Features
will be Broadcast on multiple platforms including
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We, The World
is excited to be partnering with Unity Earth for this remarkable concert and broadcast event! We invite you, your friends and families to join us for UNITY EARTH LIFT OFF February 2nd – in person, if you are in New York City, or via Online Broadcast. Tickets are available at www.unity.earth/lift-offNOTE: Do you have an organization that might be interested in joining our Road To 2020 Coalition? Are you available to attend a special high-level organizing meeting in Manhattan NYC the day before the concert, on Friday Feb. 1st from 11AM – 4PM? If so, please reply to this email as soon as possible since this free Leadership Conference is by invitation only and is nearly at capacity. Please include information about your organization and a link to your website.
I would be thrilled if you can join us in person or online for the UNITY EARTH LIFT OFF CONCERT February 2nd. Together let’s grow this worldwide movement for unity and peace!
Rick Ulfik
Founder of We, The World and the WE Campaign at WE.net
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You are invited to participate in the FIRST ANNUAL International Women’s Day Drumming Circle.
Our planet needs healing. One way we can help it to heal is by raising its vibration and a great way to do that is through drumming. So you are being invited to form and/or participate in a drumming circle on March 8 and 9, 2019 wherever you are on the planet.
This is an experiment! We want to see if we can get the whole world drumming during the same 2-day period of time, what positive healing effect it will have on our beloved Mother Earth.
We would like to keep track of how many circles are participating throughout the world, so we ask you to register your circle on this site. When we receive your registration, we will post the name of your circle and your circle’s location on this site. We hope you will participate!
Note: A drumming circle can consist of any number of participants. If you are drumming by yourself, that counts. Simply visualize yourself adding your energy by joining in the Global Drumming Circle!
Honoring the Past • Healing the Present • Celebrating the Future
A CELEBRATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN ART, MUSIC AND CULTURES
Thank you Joanne and Monte for this inspiring, hope-infused interview.
Tickets: www.sheatheater.org
Note that the concert is at the Shea Theater at 17 Avenue A in Turners Falls at 7:30 pm on Saturday and tickets are available before the event at a reduced rate and also available at the door.
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Festival details and schedule: www.nolumbekaproject.org
P.O. Box 285, 91 Main St., Greenfield, MA 01302
The mission of the Nolumbeka Project is to promote a deeper, broader and more accurate depiction of the history of the Native Americans/American Indians of New England before and during European contact and colonization;
To protect and preserve sites sacred to, and of historic value to, the Native Americans/American Indians of New England; to create and promote related educational opportunities, preservation projects and cultural events; and to work in partnership, as much as possible, with the tribes.
We will strive to exemplify the Native American/American Indian peoples’ respect for Mother Earth and all living beings; to be mindful of our role as caretakers for future generations; and to honor our connection to the Earth and Sky and to the Creator.
The Nolumbeka Project, Inc. is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the history of Native Americans/American Indians of New England through educational programs, art, history, music, heritage seed preservation and cultural events. We are actively building, maintaining and expanding an historical archive research library for use by the Tribes and Educators of the Northeast and beyond.
Our Board of Directors is comprised of volunteers who have been active for more than 40 years in a number of other preservation, historical research, environmental and social justice organizations.
STAND UP. SPEAK OUT.
BE AN UPSTANDER.
“upstander | noun: A person who stands up, speaks out, and/or takes action in defense of those who are targeted for harm or injustice. Antonym: bystander
UPSTANDER PROJECT
The Upstander Project produced DAWNLAND. The filmmaking and educational collaborative was created in Boston, Massachusetts in 2009 is to challenge indifference to injustice and raise awareness of the need for upstanders, especially among teachers and their students. We help bystanders learn the skills of upstanders and contribute to action-oriented campaigns in response to vital social issues.
The Upstander Project’s flagship program presented with the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut is the Upstander Academy. The Upstander Academy is an inquiry-based professional development opportunity for secondary educators with a focus on genocide and human rights education to foster upstanding and address complex historical and current issues. The Academy is six days (Sunday through Friday) and is based at the University of Connecticut-Storrs. Additionally, Academy participants will spend time on sacred Tribal lands, including the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, home of our principal partner.
Since 2009 we have used documentary film, teacher professional development, and interactive educator resources to teach about colonialism and genocide and address how we deal with difference in our society. Our first project is anchored by COEXIST (broadcast in April 2014 on PBS World Channel) and its extensive Teacher’s Guide. The film examines Rwanda’s unprecedented social experiment in government-mandated reconciliation through the stories of survivors and perpetrators of the 1994 genocide.
Learn more about Upstander Project teacher workshops and learning resources on the Upstander Project website.
Dawnland
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Join the makers of the Emmy Award-nominated film DAWNLAND for a special screening of the 86-minute feature edition.
For decades, child welfare authorities have been removing Native American children from their homes to save them from being Indian. In Maine, the first official “truth and reconciliation commission” in the United States begins a historic investigation. DAWNLAND goes behind-the-scenes as this historic body grapples with difficult truths, redefines reconciliation, and charts a new course for state and tribal relations.
After the movie please stay with us
so you can ask questions of the film team
in a live online chat.
Learn more about the film and watch the trailer at dawnland.org
120 minutes
Panelists
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Adam Mazo is the director of the Upstander Project and co-director and producer of First Light, and the feature-length film, Dawnland. Adam also directed and produced Coexist (WORLD Channel, Africa Movie Academy Award Nominee). He co-founded the Upstander Project in 2009. He is originally from Minnesota, graduated from the University of Florida, and now lives in Boston with his wife and son.
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Mishy Lesser, Ed.D., is the learning director for the Upstander Project and Education Fellow at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut. She is director of the Upstander Academy, a weeklong professional learning experience for teachers and museum educators that focuses on genocide and human rights education and the skills of upstanders. Currently Dr. Lesser spends much of her time researching and writing the five-inquiry Teacher’s Guide for Dawnland. Mishy authored the Coexist Teacher’s Guide to promote learning about the complexity of reconciliation in post-genocide Rwanda. She is a Circle Keeper and has been featured on WBUR (Boston) and PRI/BBC’s The World. Mishy was a Fulbright Scholar in Ecuador and spent 12 years learning and working in the Andes.
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Tracy Rector (Choctaw/Seminole) is the impact producer for Dawnland and the Upstander Project. She is a mixed race filmmaker, curator, community organizer, co-founder of Longhouse Media. She has made over 400 short films, and is currently in production of her fifth feature documentary. Her work has been featured on Independent Lens, Cannes Film Festival, ImagineNative, National Geographic, Toronto International Film Festival, and in the Smithsonian’s Museum of the American Indian. She is a current Firelight Media Lab Fellow, WGBH Producer Fellow, and Sundance Institute Lab Fellow. Raised in Seattle and Albuquerque, Tracy lives in Seattle and sits as a City of Seattle Arts Commissioner.
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Reclaim Your Voice, Reclaim Your Time as WE, The World spreads Peace and Love and Unity. Hear the We, The World song and the story of its creative song weavers’ collaboration. livestream MNN.org . tune in to the 28 minute show where Rick, Heidi and Andrew promote WE and Heidi sings our song; scheduled to air on MNN2 channels:
Spectrum 56 RCN 83 FIOS 34 and livestream, click on MNN2 at http://www.mnn.org
August 18 at 7 pm Eastern
The International Day of Peace (Peace Day) is observed around the world each year on September 21st – a day to commemorate and strengthen the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples.
Please join us on September 21, 2019 when HeartMath Institute and partners align in heart-focused intention to create 24 hours of peace.
Peace One Day, Heart Ambassadors, Pathways to Peace, and Peace Direct will broadcast from London a 2-minute short film with a heart-centered meditation in between a series of live events celebrating the International Day of Peace. HeartMath’s Sheva Carr and Dr. Scilla Elworthy, Founder of the Oxford Research Group and three-time Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, are collaborating with Peace One Day to help anchor this Global Heart Meditation, which will further activate the vision of the Global Coherence Initiative. Learn more about the event and Watch the Live Broadcast on Sept. 21.
Peace Wave Meditation – Moments of Mass Mindfulness (MOMM)
MOMM is thrilled to be part of the Peace Coalition network of Peace One Day and a global partner of Pace e Bene’s Campaign Nonviolence. MOMM is organizing peace meditations around the globe, each beginning at midday in your local time zone, creating a “peace wave” which will flow around the world over 24 hours as each nation and location hits midday. Register your MOMM group for International Peace Day. Learn more.
Howard Martin, one of the original co-founders of HeartMath,
will lead the Moments of Mass Mindfulness World Peace Day Meditation
on September 21st at a HeartMath workshop event in London,
10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (BST).
More details on the public workshop from HeartMath.
At 12 – 12:30 p.m. London time,
join Howard Martin World Day Peace talk live-streaming and meditation.
You can join others on the Global Coherence App.
The HeartMath Institute and Global Coherence Initiative
We will be joining communities around the world in mass meditation using the Global Coherence app. To create this peace wave, our hope is to synchronize together and radiate heart to the world on Sept. 21, 2019 at 12:00 noon at your location.
The Global Coherence App created by HeartMath Institute connects people from all around the world who have a sincere desire to add heart to their daily lives and the world itself. The app enables anyone to join public groups. The app is free and does not require a sensor for you to actively participate. With a HeartMath pulse sensor, you can measure your individual coherence and view the coherence contribution to the Global Group as well.
Global Coherence App
You also can access guided heart-focused meditations and see your pink marker on the global map. If you have not already, sign up for the Global Coherence Initiative app. You can download the free app from Google Play or the App Store.
As part of this event, The Global Consciousness Project will be observing random number generators to see the degree to which our collective coherent fields can facilitate patterns as they evolve from chaos to coherence. Learn more.
The Global Coherence network is a community of people who strive to awaken the higher mental, emotional and spiritual capacities in themselves and the global community through genuine love, care and heartfelt compassion.
We hope you will join us and others around the world for 24 hours of Peace.
HeartMath Institute <info@heartmath.org>
Campaign Nonviolence was created to help unite movements and build peace by working to end war, poverty, racism and environmental destruction.
Since 2014 tens of thousands of people have joined Campaign Nonviolence (CNV) every September marching for peace, racial justice, economic equality and environmental healing. Now, we are gearing up for another powerful nationwide mobilization September 14-22 — please join us!
Over 2,660 marches, rallies, workshops and other public events took place in all 50 states and 25 countries last September. This year we will build on this growing movement by bringing all of our issues together in the same week coast to coast and around the world — and calling with one voice for a nonviolent culture that works for everyone.
Event: Empowered Youth Transforming Humanity:
Photography Exhibition & Videos
Picture 16©, is the most recent exhibition by 21 year-old Canadian award-winning photographer/filmmaker/author & social entrepreneur, Kasha Sequoia Slavner. The 16-piece exhibition is inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #16, Peace, Justice and Strong institutions. As a young global leader and traveling peace ambassador, Kasha explores the intersectionality of goal 16, what we can learn from each other’s stories, and how peace informs the actions we take in our own lives, communities and the world at large.
About the photographer/filmmaker:
Kasha is a Gen-Z filmmaker/photographer/writer, passionate global youth leader & social justice advocate. At 14 she founded the The Global Sunrise Project – a youth-led social enterprise that creates positive impact media. She uses her storytelling platform to inspire youth to become civically engaged and conducts educational outreach with screenings & workshops. Her feature documentary, The Sunrise Storyteller, has screened at 60+ international film festivals and won 28 awards, including the Ron Kovic Peace Prize and Women Transforming Media Award.
She is the first recipient of the Kim Phuc Youth Peace Award. Most recently this committed changemaker became a Diana Award Holder, for sustaining positive social change in the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. She is an 7x UN Youth Delegate with The Canadian Voice of Women for Peace and an accredited expert for the Women’s Media Center. In addition, Kasha tours with a 32 piece photography exhibition “Travels into the Heart”. At 17 Kasha published her first 200+ page book of photography “Reflections of the Sunrise Storyteller – A Journey into the Heart as a Global Citizen”. She’s a frequent public speaker, has been commissioned by National Geographic Learning, and a contributor to Thrive Global, The Huffington Post, and several publications.
Thanks to Yen Tan for the beautiful poster design, Jeremy Dennis (Shinnecock) for the lovely photo, and to Georgina!DEAR GEORGINA WORLD PREMIERE
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 15
Camden, Maine
with Georgina Sappier-Richardson, filmmakers Adam Mazo and Ben Pender-Cudlip, and producer Tracy Rector (Choctaw/Seminole)
Tickets here
Camden Opera House
Creators of the documentary films “Coexist” (reconciliation in Rwanda) “First Light” and “Dawnland” (Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission)
WHO WE SERVE
We serve mass and targeted audiences by challenging indifference to injustice and raising awareness of the need for upstanders, especially among middle- and high-school educators and their students.
WHAT WE DO
With original documentaries, related learning resources, and educator workshops, the Upstander Project helps teachers and students become upstanders.
OUR GOALS
Overcome indifference to social injustice;
Develop the skills of upstanders;
Contribute to action-oriented campaigns in response to vital social issues.
Awards
One Nation Film Festival Audience Award
Camden International Film Festival Official Selection
Africa Movie Academy Awards Nominee
Artivist Film Festival Official Selection
Metropolitan Film Festival of New York Honorable Mention
Africa World Documentary Film Festival Finalist
Downtown Boca Film Festival Official Selection
Central Florida Film Festival Official Selection
I Will Tell International Film Festival Official Selection
Show Me Justice Film Festival Official Selection
Social Change Film Festival Official Selection
Culture Unplugged Film Festival Official Selection
In cooperation with the WE-Energime-Global Cooperation Turtle Island International Civil Society Organization and in support of peaceful interfaith dialogue, especially in light of Laudato Si, the recent message from Pope Francis on “Care for Mother Earth”, Drawdown Markham will be assisting Global Cooperation Day (GCD, New Zealand) to Celebrate the 800 year Anniversary (in 2019) of the meeting between Saint Francis of Assisi and Sultan Al Kamil in the year 1219 by planting a *Commemorative Tree of Peace* on a property in the East end of Markham (Locust Hill) on Sunday, September 15th.
This event is being done in support of the DD Markham CCAH Collaborative Exchange Project (CEP) and the “Spark for Humanity” project by We Are Mother Earth! (WAME) and GTI Enterprises (cooperative corporation), and for the eventual establishment of our “Go Local” Campaign for community resilience and adaptation, supported by our local Drawdown Markham Interfaith Neighborhood and Business Collaborative (which is part of the EncounterCanada collaborative, which is intended “to localize the Sustainable Development Goals to build ‘Climate Smart’ safe and sustainable communities and cities, pursuant to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction”).
The Grandmothers are getting ready to travel to New York next month to celebrate the Grandmothers Wisdom book launch and then we will travel to upstate New York for a historical event at Menla, LIFT THE EARTH, where we will be joined by other spiritual leaders.
Are you being called to action to support Mother Earth and world peace? Many have requested guidance on how to respond to the chaotic state of the world. Join us in traditional dialogue, ceremonies and circles, and participate in indigenous wisdom on these topics.
In love and peace,
Grandmother Mona Polacca
Book Launch
September 18, 2019
Tibet House US, New York, NY
Our much-anticipated book promises to be a ground-breaking portrayal of traditional spiritual women in history and will be an inspiration for all. These stories are ageless wisdom of earth-based cultures that can benefit all people in today’s climate of disconnection.
Please join the Grandmothers and special guests in New York City for the book launch of Grandmothers Wisdom: Reverence for All Creation.
Tickets are selling fast!
September 18, 2019
4:00 – 7:30 pm
Tibet House
22 West 15th Street
New York, NY 10011
Join the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, Dr. Henrietta Mann, Nena Thurman and other special guests for the book launch of“Grandmothers Wisdom: Reverence for All Creation”.
The Earth is our loving grandmother. For all time, Cheyenne storytellers, generation after generation, have repeated this belief with both their minds and their hearts. As they say, The Great One, Everywhere Spirit, created the universe and all life with power so vast it defies human imagination. Entirely with the force of thought, the four powerful spirit beings came into existence to witness creation and to eventually safeguard and shelter all life, especially human beings. Next came the water of life, the fire and light of the sun, the infinite sky air, and compassionate Earth. The Great One, Everywhere Spirit, contemplated creation and thought the Earth to be the most beautiful of all, then declared that the Earth be known as our grandmother.
Grandmother Earth is also, more commonly, referred to as Mother Earth. Indeed, she is first woman, first mother, first teacher, oldest mother, and oldest grandmother. The Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers whose magnificent lives are encapsulated in the work of this book represent Earth’s titanic spirit, power, beauty, and love. Individually and collectively, they are rooted in the Earth and carry her wisdom as a perpetual trust. They are committed to sustaining their Earth home and to educating and defending the hearts of all the world’s children.
Please join us in celebrating the manifestation of “Grandmothers Wisdom: Reverence for All Creation”, life and the continuation of this movement of peace, spiritual activism, honoring Mother Earth and future generations.
Seating is first-come, first-served.
Reception and book signing to follow. To join the signing line, we ask that you please purchase a copy of the book available at the event.
Bringing Peace to Our Ancestors
September 19-22, 2019
Menla, Phoenicia, NY
Join us on World Peace Day and the Fall Equinox for LIFT THE EARTH: Bringing Peace to Our Ancestors; a four-day gathering which includes the participation of the Grandmothers Council, Alice Walker, Dr. Henrietta Mann, Chief Phil Lane Jr, Dr. Robert Thurman, Jussara Korngold and other spiritual leaders and activists from around the world.This gathering will include interactive dialogue, prayer circles, and teachings on ancestral healing, water and land issues, and the future of the generations to come.
Register now before we sell out – join us for this special event and participate in this world-wide collective prayer for outer and inner peace.
GRANDMOTHER AGNES BAKER PILGRIM
GRANDMOTHER BERNADETTE REBIENOT
GRANDMOTHER CLARA SHINOBU IURA
GRANDMOTHER MONA POLACCA
GRANDMOTHER RITA BLUMENSTEIN
GRANDMOTHER RITA LONG VISITOR HOLY DANCE
ALICE WALKER
DR. HENRIETTA MANN
CHIEF PHIL LANE
ROBERT A.F. THURMAN
JUSSARA KORNGOLD
DAY SCHILDKRET OF MORNING ALTARS
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Kasha from The Global Sunrise Project is Speaking about Climate Action for Peace at the UN’s Student Observance of International Peace Day.
TransOhio and Clintonville Counseling and Wellness present the 2nd Annual Trans Career and Wellness Day at Columbus Public Health! Local employers and community and wellness partners will be onsite to offer employment, health, and other opportunities to the transgender and gender non-confirming community.
10AM – 3PM: Job Fair with dozens of local affirming and inclusive employers and resources from Community organizations
11AM – 4PM: Wellness Workshops
10AM – 4PM: Medical testing by Columbus Public Health
Please check back to hear about the employers and community partners attending this year, details about the wellness workshops, and info about raffle prizes! Please share!
TransOhio, Inc.
P.O. Box 14481
Columbus, Ohio 43214
Email: TransOhio@transohio.org
Facebook: TransOhio Fan page
Our Mission
TransOhio serves the Ohio transgender and ally communities by providing services, education, support, and advocacy, which promotes and improves the health, safety and life experience of the Ohio transgender individual and community.
Our Vision
- to serve as a bridge to other LGBTQ+ and ally communities
- to provide a focus for matters of concern to the Ohio transgender community and their allies by providing open, affirming, visible and tangible support
- to promote opportunities and networking that increase awareness of the Transgender and gender-nonconforming community’s needs and concerns such, as discrimination and violence
- to increase lesbian, gay, bisexual, heterosexual, and ally understanding and cultural awareness of the Ohio Transgender community
- to help ensure that Ohio educational programs and services are inclusive and supportive of Ohio Transgender issues, perspectives, and concerns
- to provide social activities that are inclusive of all LGBTQ+ and ally communities, access to safe-spaces, people, forums for confidential discussion, support, and local and national resource information
- to foster Ohio Transgender community pride
Peace Lanterns Festival 2019
September 21, 2019
2:00-8:30pm
Gantry Plaza State Park
Long Island City 11011
Our next peace event that Heiwa Peace & Reconciliation Foundation is co-sponsoring will be annual Peace Lanterns Festival on Saturday, September 21 (UN International Day of Peace!!!) from 2pm – 8:30pm. It will be held at Gantry Plaza State Park in LIC, NY (along with East River, across the River from the United Nations) – Center Blvd & 49th Ave., LIC.
Schedule of Peace Lanterns Festival:
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2:00 – 6:00pm Lantern Decorating, Origami, Face Painting, Henna Tattoos, Seedball Making, and African Dance.
2:30 – 5:30pm “Meditate NYC” – Public Meditation Day
Practice mindfulness and calming under the guidance of revered teachers from Buddhist and other traditions from across the globe.
3:00 – 6:00pm Public Paddling, organized by HarborLAB
6:15pm – 7:30pm Speakers and Interfaith Prayers for Peace
Music by Heiwa Peace Band
7:30 – 8:30pm Floating Peace Lanterns
108 lanterns with your words and images of peace and set them afloat with the setting sun.
Peace Lanterns Festival is co-sponsored by the HaborLAB, the Heiwa Peace Reconciliation Foundation of New York and the Buddhist Council of New York, in partnership with the Global Movement for the Culture of Peace, the Interfaith Center of New York, the Interfaith Center of USA, the Newtown Creek Group, the NY de Volunteers, the Origami Therapy Association, the Sikh Cultural Society, the TF Cornerstone, and the World Yoga Community.
A Celebration of Diversity and A Feast for Peace
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Sponsored by STOP: Scottsdale Together Overcoming Prejudice
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This is a community potluck to meet your neighbors.
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Saturday, September 21, 2019, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, the International Day of Peace
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Held at: Mountainview Community Center Multipurpose Room, 8625 E. Mountainview Road, Scottsdale, AZ. Space is limited to 150 people so please sign up on Sign Up Genius at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a4da4ab2fab9-acelebration
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Everyone is welcome. Bring a dish to share to celebrate your personal diversity. Beverages will be provided. Vegan, nut free and vegetarian options will be provided.
This event is in response to a recent hate crime in McDowell Mountain Ranch in North Scottsdale. Lisa Sprout, an oncologist who lives in McDowell Mountain Ranch, said “The community we live in talks about how tolerant we are…but in this gated community, we have hate crimes.” A photo was posted to a front door which appears to depict a scene from the civil rights movement, with white protesters holding a sign that says in all caps: “GO BACK TO AFRICA NEGROES.” In response, a grass roots community effort sprung up called STOP.
STOP is a group of concerned neighbors who believe positive change comes about through respect, understanding, education, awareness, engagement and strength in numbers. We seek to solidify Scottsdale as a safe and welcoming city for all.
Contact Lisa Sproat at sproatsaysno@gmail.com with questions.
Women’s Leadership in the Fight for Justice, Democracy & Labor
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Open Society Foundations, the Ford Foundation, the Freedom Fund, Fundación Avina, C&A Foundation, Humanity United and AFL-CIO, Solidarity Center, and Global Labor Justice invite you to join us for a discussion on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm entitled:
Building Power: Women’s Leadership in the Fight for Justice, Democracy, and Fair Work
Major trends and disruptions are altering the world around us. Threats to human rights and labor rights defenders, closing civic space, automation’s impact on the future of work, and the underlying conditions leading to the #MeToo movement are real challenges to ensuring a fair global economy that works for everyone. However, against these threats there are significant efforts underway to build power, set standards, and ultimately to ensure economic and social justice in communities across the world.
At the frontlines of this fight are incredible women who are paving the way for reforms in law, policy, and practice. These leaders understand that to truly course correct we need to build power and work in collaboration. This event will both celebrate their achievements and reflect on what’s worked—and what needs more support—in the fight for justice, democracy, and fair work for all.
Speakers:
- Sharan Burrow is the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation and a former president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. She is the first woman to become General Secretary of the ITUC since its foundation in 2006, and was the second woman to become president of the ACTU.
- Liz Shuler is an American labor activist and, since 2009, Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO. She is the first woman and the youngest person to hold the position of Secretary-Treasurer and is the highest-ranking woman in the labor federation’s history.
- Anannya Bhattacharjee is the International Coordinator of Asia Floor Wage Alliance, a global supply chain campaign for living wages and a violence-free workplace for garment workers in Asia who are mostly women and who produce most of the world’s clothing. She is one of the few women trade unionists in India and has helped build grassroots labor-related collaboration between North America, Europe and Asia for well over a decade.
- Maricarmen Molina is the General Secretary of the Confederación Sindical de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras de El Salvador – CSTS, one of the largest trade union confederations in El Salvador.
- Liduvina Magarin, an attorney and longtime public servant, is Executive Director of the Center for Worker and Migrant Integration / Centro de Integración para Migrantes, Trabajadores y Trabajadoras (CIMITRA) based in San Salvador, El Salvador. She is the former Vice Minister for Salvadorans Living Abroad for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador, and has held posts in the Legislative Assembly and Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs covering investment, immigration, health, and the environment.
- More speakers to be announced
The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens.
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The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve this mission, the foundations seek to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. On a local level, the Open Society Foundations implement a range of initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, we build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as corruption and freedom of information. The foundations place a high priority on protecting and improving the lives of people in marginalized communities.
Investor and philanthropist George Soros established the Open Society Foundations, starting in 1984, to help countries make the transition from communism. Our activities have grown to encompass the United States and more than 100 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Each foundation relies on the expertise of boards composed of eminent citizens who determine individual agendas based on local priorities
